NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 2, 2021
Longest word
mothball
8 letters
Top scorer
mothball
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
2
–
1
–
–
3
B
4
1
2
–
–
7
L
4
1
–
–
–
5
M
9
6
2
2
1
20
T
1
–
1
–
–
2
Σ
20
8
6
2
1
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1am 1at 1
B
ba 2bl 2bo 3
L
la 2ll 1lo 2
M
ma 10mo 10
T
to 2
All 37 answers
125 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abloom6
ammo1
atom1
balm1
bamboo6
blam1
bloom5
bomb1
boom1
bottom6
lama1
lamb1
llama5
loam1
loom1
mahatma7
mall1
malt1
mama1
mamba5
mambo5
mamma5
mammal6
mammoth7
math1
moat1
moll1
molt1
momma5
moola5
moolah6
moot1
moth1
★mothballpangram15
motto5
tomato6
tomb1